mad

English

/ˈmæd/, /ˈmæːd/

adj
Definitions
  • Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
  • (chiefly) Angry, annoyed.
  • (UK) Bizarre; incredible.
  • Wildly confused or excited.
  • Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
  • (colloquial) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
  • (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
  • (slang) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
  • (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mad inherited from Old English ġemǣdd derived from Proto-Germanic *maidijaną (injure, cripple, make mad, damage, change), *maidaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

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